In Norse mythology, the Valkyries are perhaps the best known characters Valkyries in mythology are described as souls flying above the battlefield to search for the dead, deciding the fate of those who have passed away. From “Valkyrie” means “the one who chooses the butcher”, and once chosen, the warriors are taken by them across […]
Immerse yourself in your inner Viking: 8 ways to inject Nordic inspiration into your everyday life Do you crave a sense of adventure and connection to ancient Norse culture? Look no further! In this blog, we’ll delve into the captivating world of the Vikings and discover how you can incorporate their spirit into your everyday […]
On the day of their marriage, Viking women were given the keys to the chest and farm door by the husband’s family. “Key Box Hand” In the National Museum of Antiquities in Sweden’s Stockholm, there are eight keys from the Viking Age (793 – 1066). All of them were discovered through archaeological excavations in the Värnamo […]
Loki was tied to a stone with his son’s lap, and day by day he was tormented to pay the price for his sins. In Norse mythology, Loki is perhaps the most controversial god when he plays tricks on the gods and helps them in many difficult problems. Thanks to being adopted by the god Odin […]
After the local government decided to build an observation tower atop a sand hill on Wolin, an island in the Baltic Sea, a Polish archaeologist was called in to inspect the site before construction. Build and search for buried artifacts from the place’s macabre past. Hangmen’s Hill, a public park, was once a place of […]
ICELAND The stone boat containing many animal bones was probably created by the Vikings to prevent the apocalyptic event of Ragnarok in Norse mythology. Archaeologists discovered the remains of rare artifacts from the Middle East in a cave in Iceland. This cave is located in a volcano that erupted nearly 1,100 years ago. At the time of that […]
Many believe that Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the Americas , but new research shows that the Vikings arrived here nearly 500 years before Columbus. Scientists have long known that the Vikings built a settlement called L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland , Canada, which has been discovered by archaeologists since the 1960s. However, the exact timing is still difficult to determine, and […]
Viking – One of the most aggressive and brutal tribes in human history turned out to also use female warriors. Late VIII – mid 11th century, Vikings were a terror in the coastal regions of Northern and Eastern Europe. History refers to them as pirates, but as “robber warriors”. Skillful, fierce, and barbaric, that army attacked coastal […]
Understanding the menu of the ancient Viking warriors is an interesting matter for many people, especially researchers. The term “Viking” refers to warriors, pirates, and merchants who lived in Northern Europe during the Late Stone Age, in present-day Scandinavia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The Vikings were big and mighty warriors who were also pirates […]
When it comes to Vikings, people often think of pirates, either wearing a dangerous black bandage to cover one eye, or possessing a characteristic curvy, waxy mustache. But actually Viking is a proper noun used for quite a lot of subjects, from adventurers to warriors, from merchants to pirates… The only thing in common, they all […]
